Your new role
Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the Payroll & HR Project Lead will be responsible for scoping and delivering a key strategic project to introduce consistent and efficient processes and ways of working across the Group. In addition the role will take responsibility for Coordination of the Finance Transformation Programme to ensure governance forums are managed effectively.
Working with other leaders within the People Team and the wider Finance function to scope, communicate and implement key changes to develop and deliver this strategic project. With demonstrable experience in delivering change within Payroll & HR systems and processes, you will have the necessary communication skills to build relationships with leaders across the group in adopting new and improved ways of working.
This vacancy is for a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
What you'll be doing
- Finance project leadership, tactical management and delivery of the Payroll & HR project with clear reporting to leadership of project status, issues and ownership of solutions.
- Driving the project to completion by leveraging resources in the broader team.
- Responsibility for the review, mapping, streamlining and automation of payroll systems & processes to improve efficiency, productivity and customer service. Clearly document the 'As Is' of payroll processes and the 'To Be' with financial controls fully documented and a route map to deliver.
- Ensuring all process, policy and knowledge documents, including training and communications, are created and maintained.
- Leading and developing team members in finance transformation thinking, including digital capability.
- Escalating all issues and risks raised to the Director of Finance Transformation & Shared Services and ensure effective resolution.
- Support negotiations with external parties and business case development for this project.
- End to end project implementation & co-ordination of required activities (build/configuration, testing, parallel running, data migration, communication & training).
- Embed new processes, people & technologies into the team as needed.
The role is for you if...
- You are an excellent communicator with the necessary skills to influence others and to ensure a collaborative, best-practice environment
- The confidence to lead, manage and inspire a large team to maximise outcomes
- Ability to deliver multi faceted, complex transformational solutions
- Ability and presence to influence across all levels of a business optimising relationships across functions and businesses
- A forward-thinking mindset to digitisation and automation
- Significant experience in delivering Payroll & HR systems changes
- Ideally, you hold experience with Shared Services
About DFS
It takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home — and that’s just what we do at DFS. We’re the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on their great quality sofas since 1969.
We're a market leader in the UK because of one thing: our people. Our people made us who we are and will drive us into our ambitious future, together. We offer incredible opportunities to get stuck into fun and meaningful work as well as learn new skills — so you can really ‘find your thing’.
DFS Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer; celebrating diversity and committed to a culture of inclusion and belonging. We extend a warm welcome to everyone, embracing a variety of voices and perspectives. As we continue to work on building a workplace that is representative of the customers we serve and the communities we live and work in, we strongly encourage applications from members of minority and under-represented groups. Across the Group, we want to create an environment where everyone feels at home.
DFS Benefits
- Bonus of up to 15% (based on company & personal performance)
- Car allowance of £6,000
- Private medical insurance (family cover)
- Life assurance of x4 annual salary
- Critical illness
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company pension scheme with 4% company contribution